The Karnataka High Court has held that Centre's 'SAHYOG portal' is not an "instrument of censorship", but a facilitation mechanism, intended to streamline communication between authorized agencies and intermediaries.

Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while dismissing a petition filed by X Corp challenging the Union Government's recently-launched Sahyog portal , which is used to automate notices to intermediaries to remove unlawful online content.

SAHYOG like a digital post office, instrument of public good

It said that the recital of difficulties faced by both the law enforcement agencies and intermediaries–ranging from lack of reliable contact information to duplication of notices, delays and absence of accountability–demonstrates the pressing need for a centralized and standardized

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